In the Line of Fire: Difference between revisions
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In the Line of Fire: Difference between revisions
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''In the Line of Fire'':'''
{{Film Title|In the Line of Fire}}
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= Handguns =
= Handguns =
== Composite Pistol ==
== Smith & Wesson Model 19 ==
Mitch Leary ([[John Malkovich]]) builds a plastic [["In The Line of Fires' " Composite Pistol|Composite Pistol]] with two barrels as an assassination weapon to kill the President of the United States. While it is questionable how well the composite material would withstand the high pressure gases from firing, it is used several times in the film without ever breaking. When at the hotel where the President is staying, Leary assembles the weapon under the party table (after practicing assembling it blind folded several times) and had previously hidden the ammunition in a rabbit's foot keychain, and the springs in a pen. The weapon appears to use .38 Short Colt ammunition, or possibly a variation of .38 S&W with unbelted cartridge cases.
USSS Agent Frank Horrigan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] at the start of the film to arrest Mendoza ([[Tobin Bell]]) and kill his two henchmen. Later on, a CIA operative holds a Model 19 on Horrigan before he disarms him. Horrigan, who was in the Secret Service all the way back to the JFK administration, likely carries his Model 19 off-duty. It is possible, and likely, that this was his sidearm before he switched to the SIG-Sauer P228, because of the nationwide Law Enforcement switch to automatics in the early 1990's. In order to portray himself as a criminal willing to work with Mendoza, Frank brought his old sidearm.
[[Image:Comppist.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Prop double of actual pistol used in the film. This gun was used during scenes in which the gun was assembled and loaded, but not fired.]]
[[Image:ITLOFFiringPistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Actual firing pistol used in the film. Due to legal controversy, the prop has since been cut into three pieces to render it inoperable.]]
[[Image:Smith&Wesson-Model-19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch Leary tightens the rear screw on the Composite Pistol to hold it together.]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frank Horrigan readies his Smith & Wesson Model 19 before his meeting with Mendoza.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch pulls the bolts back and pulls both trigger simultaneously.]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Horrigan draws down on Mendoza with his Model 19 before identifying himself.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch test fires his pistol by a lake and manages to destroy a toy boat with it. Pretty accurate for a gun that likely is smooth bore and has no sights...]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A CIA agent holds a Smith & Wesson Model 19 on Horrigan.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the hunters tries out the pistol and uses it to kill a duck.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary reloads the pistol.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary hides two cartridges in a rabbit's foot keychain.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary loads the pistol under a table during the President's speech in the hotel.]]
== SIG-Sauer P228 ==
== SIG-Sauer P228 ==
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[[Image:ITLOFLlamaIII-A-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mendoza tries to shoot Horrigan with the Llama, apparently forgetting it was empty. ]]
[[Image:ITLOFLlamaIII-A-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mendoza tries to shoot Horrigan with the Llama, apparently forgetting it was empty. ]]
== Composite Pistol ==
== Smith & Wesson Model 19 ==
Mitch Leary ([[John Malkovich]]) builds a plastic [["In The Line of Fires' " Composite Pistol|Composite Pistol]] with two barrels as an assassination weapon to kill the President of the United States. While it is questionable how well the composite material would withstand the high pressure gases from firing, it is used several times in the film without ever breaking. When at the hotel where the President is staying, Leary assembles the weapon under the party table (after practicing assembling it blind folded several times) and had previously hidden the ammunition in a rabbit's foot keychain, and the springs in a pen. The weapon appears to use .38 Short Colt ammunition, or possibly a variation of .38 S&W with unbelted cartridge cases.
USSS Agent Frank Horrigan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] at the start of the film to arrest Mendoza ([[Tobin Bell]]) and kill his two henchmen. Later on, a CIA operative holds a Model 19 on Horrigan before he disarms him. Horrigan, who was in the Secret Service all the way back to the JFK administration, likely carries his Model 19 off-duty. It is possible, and likely, that this was his sidearm before he switched to the SIG-Sauer P228, because of the nationwide Law Enforcement switch to automatics in the early 1990's. In order to portray himself as a criminal willing to work with Mendoza, Frank brought his old sidearm.
[[Image:Smith&Wesson-Model-19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:Comppist.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Prop double of actual pistol used in the film. This gun was used during scenes in which the gun was assembled and loaded, but not fired.]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frank Horrigan readies his Smith & Wesson Model 19 before his meeting with Mendoza.]]
[[Image:ITLOFFiringPistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Actual firing pistol used in the film. Due to legal controversy, the prop has since been cut into three pieces to render it inoperable.]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Horrigan draws down on Mendoza with his Model 19 before identifying himself.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch Leary tightens the rear screw on the Composite Pistol to hold it together.]]
[[Image:ITLOFS&W19-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A CIA agent holds a Smith & Wesson Model 19 on Horrigan.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch pulls the bolts back and pulls both trigger simultaneously.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch test fires his pistol by a lake and manages to destroy a toy boat with it. Pretty accurate for a gun that likely is smooth bore and has no sights...]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the hunters tries out the pistol and uses it to kill a duck.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary reloads the pistol.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary hides two cartridges in a rabbit's foot keychain.]]
[[Image:ITLOFPlasticGun-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leary loads the pistol under a table during the President's speech in the hotel.]]
In the Line of Fire is a 1993 action thriller starring Clint Eastwood as Frank Horrigan, a veteran Secret Service agent who goes back onto Presidential protection detail when a rogue government operative contacts him about wanting to assassinate the President. The rare Eastwood-starring film not directed by the actor himself, In the Line of Fire was directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One) and was made with the cooperation of the USSS (United States Secret Service).
The following weapons were used in the film In the Line of Fire:
Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) builds a plastic Composite Pistol with two barrels as an assassination weapon to kill the President of the United States. While it is questionable how well the composite material would withstand the high pressure gases from firing, it is used several times in the film without ever breaking. When at the hotel where the President is staying, Leary assembles the weapon under the party table (after practicing assembling it blind folded several times) and had previously hidden the ammunition in a rabbit's foot keychain, and the springs in a pen. The weapon appears to use .38 Short Colt ammunition, or possibly a variation of .38 S&W with unbelted cartridge cases.
USSS Agents Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) and Al D'Andrea (Dylan McDermott) carry SIG-Sauer P228 pistols as their sidearms in the film, as do all the other Secret Service Agents.
At the start of the film, Mendoza (Tobin Bell) hands Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) a nickel plated Llama III-A to kill Al D'Andrea (Dylan McDermott) after he discovers he is a Secret Service agent. Frank hefts the gun as he approaches and convinces Mendoza he isn't Secret Service by dry-firing the gun at D'Andrea's head, aware it was in fact empty.
USSS Agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19 at the start of the film to arrest Mendoza (Tobin Bell) and kill his two henchmen. Later on, a CIA operative holds a Model 19 on Horrigan before he disarms him. Horrigan, who was in the Secret Service all the way back to the JFK administration, likely carries his Model 19 off-duty. It is possible, and likely, that this was his sidearm before he switched to the SIG-Sauer P228, because of the nationwide Law Enforcement switch to automatics in the early 1990's. In order to portray himself as a criminal willing to work with Mendoza, Frank brought his old sidearm.
LAPD officers are seen with Beretta 92FS pistols while rushing the President of the United States out of the hotel after Leary's assassination attempt.
When the Washington DC Metropolitan Police attempt to arrest Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), the MPDC ERT officers are armed with IMI Uzi submachine guns with stocks extended. Unfortunately, it turns out that Leary scrambled the trace and lead the Secret Service and the police to a completely different address. Uzis are also seen used by the Secret Service agents when they rush the President out of the hotel after the assassination attempt.
When Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is taking a nap on a break, a rack full of guns is seen behind him, although it is too far from the camera to properly identify them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA gun rack is seen behind Horrigan. They are likely M16 series rifles, as most Government agencies have these. The USSS also carried the IMI Uzi in 1993, at the time of the film's production.
